Having been immortalised in wax, Boris is now about to make his mark on Albert Square Photograph: Garry Samuels/Public Domain

Boris Johnson is to perform a cameo in the BBC soap Eastenders this autumn, becoming the first politician to appear on the long-running TV show. According to the Londonist, the mayor will play himself on a visit to Walford.

What politicians would you like to see in your favourite soap? Would it be Gordon Brown, propping up the bar at the Rover's Return in an episode of Corrie? David Cameron hugging a hoodie in Hollyoaks? Or maybe Ann Widdecombe, turning up in Emmerdale as a long-lost Dingle?

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